2019 Wimbledon 3R: [3.] Rafael Nadal vs. Jo-Willfried Tsonga

Who will win this match?

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Wow at the rate he’s going, Tsonga could win less games than Tomic won against him (and was fined his full prize money for).
 
Hitman said:
Has he played on the courts?

Because those that have played on them are saying the opposite. I am asking you because I don't know if he has or not. Do you know?
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Pretty sure Henman played some exhibition matches and legends doubles games on these courts. But what does he know. He's a Nadal worshipper we all know that
 
PSNELKE said:
So they slowed the courts down from 2008-2011. Then speeded them up immensely until they slowed them down again in 2018 and even moreso in 2019? This whole "slowing down the courts thing has been around for over a decade. So how come Nadal win' all those French Opens only to suck on grass a few weeks after? I thought it favors him slowing down the courts year after year?
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Just do some research on the multitude of people who have commented on the courts this year and quit arguing.
 
This tournament is about 3 players now: from the bottom half Federer, Querrey and Nadal.

One of them will face Novak next Sunday. Who's your pick?
 
Honestly some fed fans will say they want the courts sped up for him, idek how much he would or would not benefit but I want them to speed up to encourage more than must baseline grinding. Also yes they were zlowed down in 2002 we get it before fed eon his first slam which he won s&v, try that today and one would flop. But you can deny that this year it says a lot if so many people both men and women are commenting on it.
 
Aussie Darcy said:
Wow at the rate he’s going, Tsonga could win less games than Tomic won against him (and was fined his full prize money for).
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Ordinarily IMO, a match/performance like this wouldn't garner much attention which would result in a fine of his prize money, but it's right after Tomic's abysmal lack of effort against the same guy in question :unsure: Talk of hypocrisy and double standards will no doubt appear after this one...
 
PSNELKE said:
So they slowed the courts down from 2008-2011. Then speeded them up immensely until they slowed them down again in 2018 and even moreso in 2019? This whole "slowing down the courts thing has been around for over a decade. So how come Nadal win' all those French Opens only to suck on grass a few weeks after? I thought it favors him slowing down the courts year after year?
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No. Wimbledon wasn't "sped up" in any of those last years. It was something rather medium paced, with some discrepancies due to whether like in 2016. But this year is painfully slow. It's so slow we're seeing some clear winners getting back to the other side of the court. That's ridiculous on grass, come on.
 
Berasategui94 said:
These courts are visibly slow, it's difficult to hit winners. And it largely explains why players like Pella and Schwartzman has done well, too. I guess the organizers disliked the Isner vs Anderson semifinal so much that they decided to slow them down. It does seem there's been less servebotting and more baseline grinding this years and I wonder what the stats say.
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Has more to do with Nadal's streak.

Rosol, Muller, Brown, Darcis, Kyrgios..

Insert Triple H Gif
 
If Nadal is useless on fast surfaces and Federer is useless on slow surfaces then it must a miracle they ever found a way to the final of the same tournament.
 
Berasategui94 said:
These courts are visibly slow, it's difficult to hit winners. And it largely explains why players like Pella and Schwartzman have done well, too. I guess the organizers disliked the Isner vs Anderson semifinal so much that they decided to slow them down. It does seem there's been less servebotting and more baseline grinding this year and I wonder what the stats say.
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Only blind posters with a terrible agenda can't see that.
 
For an unknown reason Nadal decided to gift Tsonga that game. Made two second serve return errors on matchpoints. One can say the score lets it. On the other hand I remember his match against Tsonga in Monte Carlo 2013 where he almost lost the second set after leading 6-3 5-1 and having lots of matchpoints.
 
StrongRule said:
For an unknown reason Nadal decided to gift Tsonga that game. Made two second serve return errors on matchpoints.
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He won't lose this match. But this is the new theme of Nadal. Cannot maintain his intensity. Loses focus and makes UFEs on the worst kind of sitter balls.
This is why he has not done very well outside of clay.
 
I do hope we get to see a Fedal semifinal next Friday but seriously, can you imagine if Nadal wins? Not only will he likely end Federer's hopes of adding another major trophy to his cabinet but it also means Roger won't have a winning H2H against Nadal in any of the 4 slams and Rafa will lead 11-3 and 25-15 overall. :eek: If you're a Fed fan and that doesn't sting you I don't know what will!
 
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